Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-18
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.

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Supreme Court at Sioux Falls and Bismarck;
by Dodge, for the establishment of free libra
ries and reading rooms; by Cain, to repeal tho
law pertaining to the use of fictitious names;
also providing for the expenses of tho Office Of
Commissioner of Emigration; by Weiser, an
amendment regarding the transportation and
handling of grain; by Hughes, providing
methods of appeal to the Supreme Court on
to s5'e aaanty mutual BY m insoqanes com as,atins
Tho bill giving, the bodies of paupers and
criminals for dissection was defeated. The
bill requiring. one years residence before
commencing divorce proceedings passed after
5 Be- aG no|a aiseu publiG. 'ls Adi penmeIne BIS MHms were re-
introduced in the House: BY Aikers, for the
cancellation and forfeiture Of insurance poll
cies; also limiting the introduction of bills to
the LIST of March; by Burnham, relating to
t t,e ssIaTis %soe of %reasare ey l end ks sSsala,l1 ef
Deeds; by Mallory, amending the law provid-
ing for county boards Of health; by Wahs-
muth, for printing Longs Legislative Manual;
by Fletcher, to secure discharged soldiers
relating TO fees of register Of deeds; by Wise,
70 prevent the spread Of contagious disease in
live stock. House bills passed: Appropriate
ing 2 per cent of insurance premiums for aid
Of local fire departments; a memorial for the
improvement Of Yellowstone Park. After con-
adorable discussion the bill repeating the mis-
demeanor clause Of the usury law passed-32
to ~. Twenty-four farmers voted in tho
Affirmative. Gov. Pierce starts east tomorrow,
leaving Secretary Mccormick acting Governor.
The Council adjourned on the 1st inst.
without tho transaction of any business on &C
count of the cold. In the House bills were in
.roduced: By Burnham, relating to the CON-
peneation of Justices of the Peace; also limit
ing the service Of tho County Treasurer and
Sheriff to two terms; by Dodds, declaring rail-
roads open to tlains of other companies on
payment Of toll; by Terrell, pertaining to the
payment of the service of stations; BY NAL
others; by Fletcher, requiring tie return Of
duplicate tax lists to County Tressurers Octo-
Der Is; by Jones, changing township elections
from March to November; by Mcdonnell, to
enable certain school districts TO fund endebt-
ednesa Anumber of bills were considered in
Committee of the Whole, but none were passed
by the House. Adjourned
Tho following bills were introduced in the
Council on the I'd: By Dodge, appropriating
5000 to pay for live stock killed for being af-
Gicted with pleuro-pneumonia in Mercer
County; by Cane, topurchase arms and equip
nicnts for Brookings College. House bills
PRIOR prapu unpaid i t aiseae C Gov t'i Mccorm.ok sDs sent a. a
communication asking for the better enroll
ment of bills free from erasures and
interlineations: Adjourned: In b House
bills were introduced: By Cooper, re-
torneys in cases of claims Of workingmen; by
Aikens, providing for the reference Of civil &C
tons; by White, for supplying books and
blanks for civil townships; BY Dodds, relating
to tree planting; by Moore, repeating the
the Council bill to purchase 500 copies Of the
laws Of 1888 and 1885 from Bowen & Kings
bury, of Yankton, for 1880. Adjourned
On the Sd, bills were introduced in the
Council as follows: By Foster, locating a SOL
diers' home at Frankfort, Sphinx County; by
Allen, requiring official oath not to use money
or it's equivalent to secure election; by Bogart,
to provide for the service Of summons on in
eorporated companies; by Dodge, making
ISSUES of fact triable only in county or sub
division, but other issues, motions, ect, any
where in the district; by Washabaugh, en-
iarging the powers of trustees of incorporated
towns and cities. House bills passed: Requiring
accountings by assignees; for raising females'
age of consentfrom 10 to IA years. Adjourned.
The House reconsidered the vote directing the
Secretary to purchase certain session laws of
Bowen 4 Kingsbury. A bill was introduced
Justice j Of the peace in township boards a Of au-
dit. House bills passed: Relating to filing Of
notice of actions affecting real estate; relating
70 the burial of soldiers in certain cases; re-
hating to actions in civil cases; providing for
yiding for non-members wearing Grand Army
badges. Council bill passed: Relating to or
ganization of civil townships. Adjourned
On the 4th inst. the Council received Gov.
McCormack's first veto message, being objec-
tons to the bill legalizing an election in
Sioux Falls voting bonds to the Burlington
road. The points of the objections are that
the bonds were not contracted to be issued as
contemplated under the recent Congressional
act, and that the bill gives the City Council
arbitrary powers and offers opportunity for
lmprobity. The vote on the question of pass
age over the veto stood 20 against Z those
Galloway, Harstad and Lawler. The bill now
goes to the House. Bills were introduced:
Providing the mode of calling in public bonds
for payment; amending the incorporation e.
building associations; exempting builddiHree
cations and stock from sxatione; aas SaGsaio1aE
s tae 1SSG lay tb relating nraos to PHphar@acy; to decree
and protect ;s5tm Il al:f securing aaa p to inmat aas1 Of the De
.-szne asylum protection Of postal rights; re-
euiring teachers to keep records Of the visits
" county superintendent; for the protection
of boys in charges of rape; for the publication
payment of the deficiency in building the
Madison Normal School The following Coun-
Gil bills we're passed: Providing that INDECENT
soldiers shall not be sent to poor-houses when
they can be relieved otherwise. The bill to
reimburse the trustees Of the Sioux Falls deaf
Bills were introduced in the House: Amending
the dental surgery bill; relating to tax deeds;
brule for judicial purposes; for the extension,
and improvement of the spxearfish Normal
ton requiring the Territorial Treasurer to
ritorial deposits; also, the House bill provid-
ing double damages for stock killed by a rail-
road, in case of settlement delayed thirty days;
al 0 authorizing hounties for killing black
birds; also, securing certain recognition for
,ldiers In the distribution of official patron
.ge; also, providing reference on consent Of
:,artles to action. Adjourned.
A Speedy Recovery.
invalid Wife Ito husband)-The, doctor
tells me that I ought to have a change of
climate.
Husband (hopefully)-All right, my dear.
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